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This division includes both modifi cations that have value to collectors – and those that don’t. I needed a couple of divisions to cover other things that happen to coins to aid in cataloging them. This avoids the false conclusion that an unlisted coin is quite rare, when the exact opposite is more likely to be the case.

Collectible modifi cations after strike (V-A)

This section includes those classes having to do with deliberate modifi cations of the coin done with a specifi c purpose or intent which makes them of some value to collectors. Quite often these pieces were made specifi cally to sell to collectors, or at least to the public under the guise of being collectible.

This section includes those changes in a coin which have no collector value. In most cases their effect on the coin is to reduce or entirely eliminate any collector value - and in the case of counterfeits they are actually illegal to even own.